The gamer punches in play after endless play of the Atari classic Space Invaders. Through an interminable chain of failures, the gamer adapts the gameplay strategy to reach for the highest score. But ...

In an old school gaming party to end all parties, Google's new deep Q-network (DQN) algorithm is likely to mop the floor with you at Breakout or Space Invaders, but maybe take a licking at Centipede.

Scientists at Google have produced an artificial intelligence program that can ace classic Atari video games. The Deep Q-network (DQN) developed at London-based AI firm DeepMind, which was acquired by ...